- monitors the implementation of the programme in general, and makes progress assessment; - gives key guidelines on the strategy to follow and activities to be undertaken for expansion to 5 more cities; - makes a schedule of future undertakings; and - ensures proper exposure of the programme in order to mobilize additional funds for the 3rd phase. 899- The International Pilot Committee includes local stakeholders (FEICOM, Mayors, project teams and contractors companies) and international technical and financial partners (AIMF, ADEME, Veolia Environment Foundation, the international technical assistant). §2: Women's Involvement in the Enhancement of Population Resilience against Effects of Climate Change Programme (REPECC) 900- As part of REPECC covering the 2013-2017 period and the target areas435, the involvement of women was seen through the participation of organizations of women producer in agro-pastoral best practice. Section 7: Right to sustainable development, including the right to property, access to land and credit (Article 19) 901- To ensure that women have a place and play a role in public life, Cameroon has established a normative and institutional framework allowing them to enjoy the right to sustainable development, including the right to property, access to land and financing just like men. Material relating to access to land having been discussed above already (§876 et al), information in this section will focus on improvements made from 2013 to 2017 to promote the economic empowerment of women, both in terms of capacity-building (§1) and access to credit by women (§2). §1: Capacity Building of Women 902- The financial and economic dependence of women makes them vulnerable and compromises their chances of access to inputs and resources. It is an effort to address these challenges that the capacity building of women was the main concern to several instruments, programmes and was at the core of the establishment of some institutions since 2013. 903- In 2016, the Association of Bayam Sellam (Asby), which advocates for the promotion and mentoring of women working in the informal sector, was declared a public utility by Decree No 2016/478 of 22 November 2016, to support the development of income generating activities for women. 435 The REPECC covered the Sudano-Sahelian zone which includes 2 councils in the North Region (Lagdo and Pitoa) and 5 councils in the Far North Region (Moulvoudaye, Touloum, Maga, Darak and Kousseri).This programme was designed to support national and sub-regional interventions through 2 complementary components: preserve ecosystems and improve people's resilience of people against effects of climate change 148